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想方设法

xiǎngfāng-shèfǎ

Traditional: 想方設法

to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means

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Meaning of 想方设法 in English

xiǎngfāng-shèfǎHSK 7–9Syllabus #9881
  1. to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means
  2. to try this, that and the other

Example sentences

  1. 她想方设法以一己之力完成了工作。
    tā xiǎng fāng shè fǎ yǐ yī jǐ zhī lì wán chéng le gōng zuò。
    She managed to finish the work on her own.
    Tatoeba #1394846 by mtdot · #315241 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

想 on its own →
xiǎng · to think (about)

HSK words with 想

想HSK 1理想HSK 4梦想HSK 4想法HSK 4思想HSK 5想念HSK 5想象HSK 5感想HSK 6幻想HSK 6联想HSK 6
方 on its own →
fāng · square

HSK words with 方

北方HSK 3地方HSK 3东方HSK 3方便HSK 3方法HSK 3方向HSK 3南方HSK 3西方HSK 3方便面HSK 3对方HSK 4
设 on its own →
shè · to set up; to put in place

HSK words with 设

建设HSK 5设备HSK 5设计HSK 5设立HSK 5设施HSK 5设置HSK 5假设HSK 6开设HSK 6设想HSK 6设HSK 7–9

HSK words with 法

办法HSK 3方法HSK 3法HSK 4法律HSK 4看法HSK 4说法HSK 4无法HSK 4想法HSK 4语法HSK 4做法HSK 4

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences